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(quite a few bits n' pieces on google, below looks useful)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=660002.0

Chris :)

Birth
Name: MACLEOD, Catherine
Mother's name: Not available before 1966
Station : Agra
Country: Indian Subcontinent
Year: 1914
Page: 217
Record source: GRO Army Birth Indices (1881 to 1965)

Interesting obit for Kitty Macleod at theguardian.com/news/2000/17/may/guardian obituaries2.
Seems that her father was with the Seaforth Highlanders, she was born near Simla & had a sister Mairi. Her father isn´t named in the obit, but another poster speculates that he could have been called Kenneth.

Kathy.....so sorry not to have replied to your last message.....I simply hadn't seen it till now :-(


You have been really good in looking through all the census for us and I am really, really grateful. Thank you so much. <3


So, where WAS DLM? Sheeeeeeesh.....will we ever know???


I've brought this thread up again because I have had a pm from a member who gives me the following information:


There is someone on another site who is looking for info about someone called Kitty Macleod who was born in India in 1914 to a father who was in the army in India.

The poster says that Kitty was from Lewis, but don´t know whether her family were from there or she just lived there. It says she was a famous folk singer.
Could Kitty be a version of Catherine?

Just wondering if Diane could have been sent to Aunt Catherine because her parents had gone back to India & didn´t want to take her with them?



Now, would any of you kind sleuths like to give this a go to see if there is a possible connection here........????

I live in hope. :-D

Sorry not to have replied earlier but have been really busy with research .

I have looked at all families every surname where the mother is Catherine and there are children called Donald and Isabel /Isabella and the only family I found was the McKenzie household I posted about earlier .

Can only think that D ( or what ever her name was ) was not on Stornoway at the census time .

Kathy

Thanks Sally, I'll have a quick looksee... :-)

dizzy has s post on general chat about lost hospitals it might be of interest

sally w <3

wisechild, I wouldn't want to disturb her Majesty's holidays now would I? ;-)


Kathy, thank you so much. Okay everyone, where do we go from here?

DLM surely MUST have been on the 1911 somewhere????



Kind folk have looked for a combination of households with a mother Kate, a daughter Ishbel and a son Donald - but no luck so far.


Kathy, what would you advise? It's a bit much to ask you to go through the whole census but how can we tie those three names plus Stornoway together? Is it possible to look at the 1911 census for boarding-type schools in Stornoway? Mind you, what name would you look for........????? :-S


frustrated.com :-)

Just a reminder I can look at scottish census free

Just tell me what you want

Kathy

Cynthia.
I double dare you.
Don´t forget she´s at Balmoral on her hollies.

I should email her :-D :-D

sally w <3

I suppose I have to write to the Queen now........??????? :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Eton-educated Army captain Roderick Cameron Robertson-Macleod
Yes I saw that article and wondered if anyone in the Royal Family knew of a Diane Macleod
(well someone must have known her!!)

Did anyone else see the recent article in the Daily Mail (either Friday or Saturday, can´t remember which)about a young soldier from Skye called Roddy Macleod who was an escort to Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret in the early 1940s?
Any relation I wonder?

You´ve just reminded me Cynthia.
Her birthday is the same day as mine.
Wish her belated Happy Birthday from me & tell her not to give up hope.

No, she hasn't given up in despair wisechild, although her hopes aren't high at the moment. She simply hasn't anyone else to research.

She watches this thread though and is so very grateful for everyone's help. I speak to her on FB and, just this last week, she celebrated her 81st birthday. I forgot to mention it on here......twit that I am.... :-(

Cynthia.
If, as you said earlier, Evelyn is no longer a member of Genes, does that mean she has given up in despair?
I do hope not.
The rest of us are still hooked.

Good morning friends... :-D


That's such an interesting name too........what a pity nothing came of it. I had visions of 'Dora' deciding that the name was too plain and turning it into a more romantic 'Diane' :-D :-D



Wisechild.......if and I say IF Diane is ever found......I promise I will put it in headlines on a brand new thread!!! :-D


Thanks again everyone. <3

I looked into Dora Leslie a couple of weeks ago, but didn't really get anywhere........

Wish we could get rid of the stupid tick.
Every time I see it, I get all excited, thinking she´s been found.
Hope springs eternal ;-)

says she was going to Abbey Lodge Chislehurst Kent so perhaps here
Found it under Lost Hospitals of London
Abbey Lodge Hospital
Abbey Lodge, 54 Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5JX